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Conservatives Take A Hard Line On Obamacare Repeal, Putting GOP In A Bind By Matt Fuller, Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus voted among themselves Monday night to band together and support only an Obamacare repeal that is at least as aggressive as a bill the House and Senate passed in…

Atul Gawande is an incredible author and surgeon, he says ACA repeal would be terrible for science because without the ban on preexisting condition discrimination, folks would be less likely to share their health data which can be used for important research. “Add in data from wearables, your phone, where you live, where you get…

Small Business Owners Speak Out Against ACA Repeal By Pat Loeb, CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Small business owners are warning that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will cripple their businesses and their employees. Two major groups have also issued statements of concern. Ken Weinstein says a lot of the young wait staff at…

Republican Senator Admits GOP Health-Care Plan Has to Remain Secret Because It Will Be Unpopular By Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act has always been premised on comparing an actual law, with its compromises and trade-offs, to an imaginary alternative. A Republican ad promises, “Health insurance that provides more…